tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post7815492951405641646..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: The Episcopal Church: We're kinda like Mark TwainSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-7994125103581141592011-01-27T14:15:41.940-08:002011-01-27T14:15:41.940-08:00I have some spare time in the office is all. I enj...I have some spare time in the office is all. I enjoy your blog very much. I even agree with you on some minor areas. As far as your comment about what parishes can say, you already know where I stand on that end.Nicole Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751344818376806835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-21469461520031171762011-01-27T14:04:08.881-08:002011-01-27T14:04:08.881-08:00Martin ... with all due respect, of course you are...Martin ... with all due respect, of course you are. Looking to "get a bite." Why else would you continue to invest valuable time "fishing" the comment pond on this blog?<br /><br />And I'm here to say other parishes CAN "say that" ... if they move beyond allowing difference to become divisions ... if they embrace the diversity of God's already blessed human SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5187676808324546782011-01-27T13:02:04.435-08:002011-01-27T13:02:04.435-08:00Not trying to make you bite at anything Susan, jus...Not trying to make you bite at anything Susan, just expressing my opinion as you are expressing yours. If only the other parishes in the country could say that.Nicole Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751344818376806835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-29833331902705507992011-01-27T12:54:42.823-08:002011-01-27T12:54:42.823-08:00Not biting, friend. Too busy figuring out how to a...Not biting, friend. Too busy figuring out how to add extra seats for Sunday's Forum to keep up with the crowds, planning the new member class that starts in February and getting enough Welcome Bags for the visitors who come on Sunday to the Welcome Table on the lawn.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-32410771535562344072011-01-27T11:35:48.121-08:002011-01-27T11:35:48.121-08:00And that's exactly why it's failing.And that's exactly why it's failing.Nicole Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751344818376806835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-69625707456635942612011-01-27T11:14:20.295-08:002011-01-27T11:14:20.295-08:00Or not. (Speaking of Scripture, see Acts 5:38-39)Or not. (Speaking of Scripture, see Acts 5:38-39)SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17125716662255317112011-01-27T11:10:05.052-08:002011-01-27T11:10:05.052-08:00What the IRD is saying is that we still have our h...What the IRD is saying is that we still have our heads above water and over time, we'll continue to swim into obscurity and the conservative wing of the Church will flourish. Only when it's too late will some realize that this experiment has failed.Nicole Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751344818376806835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-59322101080606660282011-01-26T22:30:51.754-08:002011-01-26T22:30:51.754-08:00The sky is falling -- financially, politically, en...The sky <i>is</i> falling -- financially, politically, energy-wise. The church is just a little soggy underfoot.Murdoch Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584498192562407670noreply@blogger.com